The Composition of the
United States Supreme Court
Justice Year of
Appointment 		Appointed by Current
Age 		Replaced
JusticeAppointed
by
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I
B
E
R
A
L
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 		1993 Clinton Byron White Kennedy

Sonia Sotomayor 		2009 Obama David Souter G.H.W. Bush

Stephen Breyer 		1994 Clinton Harry Blackmun Nixon

Elena Kagan 		2010 Obama John Paul Stevens Ford
M
O
D
E
R
A
T
E
Anthony Kennedy 		1988 Reagan Lewis Powell Nixon
C
O
N
S
E
R
V
A
T
I
V
E
John Roberts
Chief Justice 		2006 G.W. Bush William Rehnquist Nixon

Samuel Alito 		2006 G.W. Bush Sandra O'Connor Reagan

Clarence Thomas 		1991 G.H.W. Bush Thurgood Marshall Johnson

Antonin Scalia 		1986 Reagan Warren Burger*
Chief Justice 		Nixon
*  Technically, Scalia filled the spot vacated by William Rehnquist when Ronald Reagan nominated him for Chief Justice to replace Warren Burger